More information is forthcoming, such as a date for a formal installation, but the wonderful news is officially official.

The full text of the announcement, which was made at Sunday’s service just before the final dismissal, is on the linked page.

Very cleverly, Senior Warden slipped Father Manny’s new title into the bulletin, a fun fact that was previously blogged, tweeted, and Facebooked.

For the past eleven months, our congregation has been in a Transition, following the resignation of Steve Martz as our Vicar. To some in the congregation, it may feel like this has been a long process. The reorganization that took place in our Diocesan Pastoral Center created a speed bump for our process in the summer, which we successfully overcame and moved forward.

Link: We Have a Vicar! Good News from St. Nicholas Episcopal Church